A Critical Skills Exercise: The Common Core – Do You KNOW What You Are FOR . . . or AGAINST?

When an issue as important as the education of our children is at stake, it might be wise to do a little “Critical Thinking.” Apparently that isn’t being done by a large percentage of the American people – at least that is what columnist Amanda Oglesby writes in her article, “Poll: Few Favor The Common […]

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Suburbia and Its Common Core Conspiracy Theories: Why middle-class white parents are up in arms about the new standards

The Common Core initiative is generating heated debate bordering on hysteria. Do the standards: • Turn students gay? • Preach an anti-American agenda? • Enable the Muslim Brotherhood and communists to shape the content? Laura McKenna, a former political science professor, writes an excellent article about the growing concern suburban parents are up in arms […]

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Maybe Jeb Bush Has It Right! Focus On The PROBLEM – NOT THE PROGRAM!

Jeb Bush: Not Running From Common Core, But Not Saying It Either – so says Zeke J. Miller who penned an excellent article on February 10 in TIME NETWORK. The article suggests that presidential hopeful, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, is doing something that we think is not only good policy – but good politics! […]

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Like Hot Potatoes? Try The Common Core. Bobby Jindal Is The Flip Flop Poster Boy!

Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana and 2016 Presidential hopeful, “loved ‘em before he hated ‘em!” We’re talking about the Common Core Standards which have been a subject of debate and now are emerging as a hot potato for any individual who is seeking the approval of the conservative right wing for a Presidential bid. We’re […]

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Bobby Jindal Warns That Common Core Standards Will Make Kids Un-Learn ‘American Exceptionalism’

Louisiana’s governor is spouting off again about the dangers of the Common Core Standards. At a speech before the American Principles Project, he warned of the dangers of the federal government imposing its will upon the states – even though the Common Core originated NOT from the federal government, but from the states themselves.  Dave […]

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